Chapter 1473

The dream gradually receded from Yayi's consciousness.

But as the 【backdoor】—or rather, the 【beacon】—left for her by the Hero's signet—

The Imaginary Compass left behind by Weierwei was still being held in the hand of this successor, who had yet to fully wake.

"... It seems you're quite capable yourself; there's no need for me to save you a second time."

The voice of the Herrscher of Sentience drifted hazily into Yayi's ears.

Yayi, not yet fully awake, still had the figures of Aili and Weierwei lingering in her mind.

She muttered unconsciously: "... Aili Xiang... Weierwei..."

Finally, Yayi opened her eyes.

Regaining her senses, she immediately realized what had just happened: "I seem to have... had a very long dream?"

"More than just a dream? You disappeared into thin air for half an hour!"

The voice of the Herrscher of Sentience drew Yayi's attention.

She turned her head to look and hurriedly asked the Herrscher of Sentience about the situation with Qiyana, Bronya, and the others.

"Don't worry, they're fine. It's just that while investigating this area, they also experienced varying degrees of hallucinations."

Then, the Herrscher of Sentience checked Yayi over, and only after discovering that the other party had no lingering aftereffects did she heave a sigh of relief.

The Herrscher of Sentience came and went in a rush; after finishing this, she waved her hand and left in a dashing manner.

Yayi also turned to find Qiyana and Bronya, and told them about what she had experienced in her dream.

Naturally, this included the 【backdoor】 left for her by the previous civilization's Weierwei.

Upon receiving this news, Qiyana immediately suggested telling Dr. Tesla and the others.

Because Tesla had once said that before truly facing the Herrscher of Finality, Anti-Entropy's plan still had huge room for improvement.

Therefore, Qiyana believed that the 【beacon】 Yayi had obtained might perhaps be of some help to Tesla's 【improvement plan】.

Qiyana didn't hold out much hope, but Yayi had great confidence in this 【beacon】.

For no other reason than that it was the 【backdoor】 left to her by that Weierwei among the 【Thirteen Heroes】.

The group did not hesitate and immediately turned to hand the 【beacon】 over to Dr. Tesla and the others for research.

After several hours of research, Tesla finally reached a conclusion—

The 【beacon】 Yayi found was somewhat like a type of transmission device.

However, this 【beacon】 seemed to be sending information to a "non-existent object."

It used Yayi's Herrscher core as an energy source, constantly emitting a signal into Imaginary Space that contained only simple, repetitive information.

Although Tesla could not know the meaning of this 【simple repetitive information】...

Judging from the design logic of the transmitter, this mostly meant it had never found a communication target—much like a mobile phone displaying 【No Service】 desperately searching for a signal base station.

"Could it be... the Herrscher of Origin?"

"I don't know. From a technical standpoint, it's hard to prove—after all, none of us have even truly witnessed the 【Authority of Origin】," Tesla shook her head, then shifted the topic to another side:

"Compared to this, what I'm more concerned about is why Yayi was able to 【find the beacon】."

Einstein's eyes flashed: "You mean that matter the Herrscher of Sentience reminded us of? She said Raiden Yayi might have been 【targeted】 by the Stigmata Project."

Tesla nodded: "Yes, it is precisely based on this statement, as well as Ancestor Kaiwen's own words and actions... I realized a subtle matter—"

"Whether the Stigmata Project created the 【beacon】, or the 【beacon】 was hidden within the Stigmata Project, it all indicates that Yayi herself is an extremely special existence to the Stigmata Project."

Seeing this, a thought popped into the players' minds, and their thoughts unconsciously returned to the period when Ancestor Kaiwen invited Yayi to join World Serpent.

At first, the players all thought Ancestor Kaiwen invited Yayi because he had taken a fancy to her Herrscher power.

But it wasn't until the 【Elysian Realm】 was destroyed that the players understood...

The reason Ancestor Kaiwen invited Yayi was actually just because he simply wanted 【Aili Xiang】 to see a 【Herrscher who fights for humanity】 like Yayi...

And now.

After seeing the discussion between Tesla and Einstein, and understanding that the 【signets of the Thirteen Heroes】 and the 【backdoor】 left by Weierwei had an impact on the Stigmata Project, the players reached another conclusion—

This move of 【Ancestor Kaiwen inviting Yayi to join World Serpent】... seems to have an even deeper meaning!

A flash of inspiration struck the players, and they immediately understood.

Perhaps... the reason Ancestor Kaiwen let Yayi enter the Elysian Realm to accept the trial, besides the previous reason, was also because he hoped Yayi and the others could overcome the 【Stigmata Project】 and truly achieve 【victory over Honkai】.

The players had understood long ago that Ancestor Kaiwen actually didn't approve of the 【Stigmata Project】 either, but it was the last means for humanity to defeat Honkai, so he had to do it.

And when it comes to 【last resorts】, there naturally exist 【better】 methods.

Undoubtedly, what the protagonist group is doing now is a better method that leans more towards 【idealism】, only this method is very difficult.

And Ancestor Kaiwen's 【Stigmata Project】 is the retreat; it is both an obstacle for the protagonist group and a test for them, while also being humanity's final backup.

Of course, the above are just guesses the players have made based on the current plot direction.

However, after having this guess, countless players broke into a sweat for Ancestor Kaiwen, feeling both admiration and heartache in their hearts.

He really has shouldered everything all by himself.

In the game.

After discussing all of this, Tesla gathered everyone to launch a joint combat meeting regarding the current state of Earth.

Soon, the Schicksal headquarters, Salt Lake Base, and Sea of Quanta connected their communications.

They summarized the investigation results from Tesla, Chang Guang, and Einstein, and then formulated a combat plan to actively attack the 【Stigmata Project】 and finally determine the showdown with Ancestor Kaiwen.

However, before the protagonist group has absolute certainty of 【mastering Finality】, they do not intend to—and cannot—completely destroy the 【Stigmata Project】, even if they were able to do so.

After all, they also understand the core of the 【Stigmata Project】 and know that this is the last means for humanity to defeat Honkai.

The final goal of the meeting is—to tear through the artificial disguise and transcend the destined Finality.

During the discussion, Chang Guang quickly explained the specific implementation plan for 【retaking Earth】.

The main person in charge was given to You Lan Dai Er, who possesses both the 【Kaslana】 and 【Shaliyat】 stigmata.

And Theresa, Siegfried, and Sushang were responsible for assisting You Lan Dai Er.

·· ······Seeking flowers··· ·····

The action location was chosen at the Sea of Quanta.

And afterwards, they were supposed to discuss the two action plans of 【Exploring Origin】 and 【Transcending Finality】.

But Walter suddenly spoke up, pulling the topic to the 【Second Generation Moon Wang Zuo Project】.

This so-called 【Second Generation Moon Wang Zuo Project】 was a draft that Anti-Entropy had had a long time ago.

The main purpose was to 【artificially create a Herrscher of Finality】, using the Herrscher's power to complete the work of the Moon Wang Zuo system and convert Honkai energy into harmless energy.

The idea for this plan was taken from the 【Herrscher of the Void—Sirin】.

Based on Anti-Entropy's current understanding of 【Honkai】, they believe that the so-called 【Herrscher】 is merely a projection of 【Finality】.

If one possessed all Herrscher abilities simultaneously, it would be equivalent to mastering Finality.

And during the Second Honkai War, Sirin had once possessed 6 Herrscher cores simultaneously.

Originally, this plan had been stuck in a dead end due to various difficulties, with no breakthroughs.

But now, Anti-Entropy had finally found a practically feasible technical route through studying the 【Herrscher of Domination】.

And Bronya's previous 【Eclosion】 was also strong evidence for this technical route.

When talking about this, Tesla took the opportunity to explain the concept of the 【Cocoon】 to everyone.

The so-called 【birth of a Herrscher】 is actually an 【embrace】 of reality by Honkai.